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Shrinking World

May 10, 2010
06:25 AM

Last evening Sile’s French choir gave an excellent performance of The Seven Last Words of Christ by Dubois in the chapel of Chateau de Cassan.
It was a terrific performance, the choir were in great voice and Dubois’ piece, as well as having some rousing chorus singing has a baritone, tenor duet to cherish.
I have, of course, become involved too with the choir so was checking in the tickets at the door.

After the performance we noticed a Dublin registered car in the car park and that is of sufficient rarity here, at this time of the year, that I went and introduced myself.
It was a couple, much like ourself, recently retired and now hopping between homes in Ireland and France. Their French house was in Pezenas, about a half an hour from us.
Despite their D reg car they were from Glamire in Cork and yes, you are there before me, himself and myself were in the same class in Christian Brothers College in Cork all through secondary school.

The smallness of this world constantly amazes.

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  1. Rita

    on May 10, 2010

    What a nice story today. When we acquired our house in St Hilaire we discovered there was another Irish couple already installed in their holiday home in the village. When we eventually met we found that they lived quite near us in Dublin and I had taught some of the kids in Secondary school whom she had taught in Primary! Does this happen to British people? I think not.

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